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...climate change,” says the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Asia-Pacific’s forest cover has increased by 24 million hectares over 20 years, while the world’s forests diminished by 130 million hectares. A new school of thought regarding the role of forests in the scheme of things, however, is being proposed as the world celebrated International Day of...

...climate change summit (COP28) in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December in 2023. Presiding over the conference was the chief executive of the UAE state-owned oil company Adnoc, Sultan al-Jaber...Given fossil fuels account for nearly 90% of the carbon dioxide emissions driving climate change, many have argued that there is a clear conflict of interest in having oil and gas...

...Climate Change" organised by the World Bank. This 'Earth in Crisis' album offer a sophisticated understanding of the processes and players that shape contemporary international environmental problems, evaluates what can and should be done in the future, and explores how responses to these dilemmas are intertwined with issues of development, international justice and...

...climate change? And why does it continue to cause controversy among scientists? In 2009 the ‘Climategate’ news story, regarding stolen emails from the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit, became symbolic of public mistrust in climate science. In this audio, in the form of an open letter, The Open University’s Dr Joe Smith defends the science behind...

...Change'...[Camille Parmesan] Camille Parmesan's research focuses on the current impacts of climate change on wildlife. Parmesan’s early research spanned multiple aspects of the behavior, ecology and evolution of insect/plant interactions in natural systems. The emergence of anthropogenic global warming as a major threat steered her research to focus on biological...

...changing climate might mean Harvey may be a harbinger...[Texas National Guard clearing debris after Hurricane Harvey] The Texas National Guard clear debris while the rainfall continues Over the past week we have seen two major tropical storms devastate different parts of the world. First Typhoon Hato struck Hong Kong and Southern China killing at least a dozen people. And...

...climate change’ by Tuvalu’s former prime minister Enele Sopoaga (The Guardian, Oct 2019). Indeed, over 30 years ago (in 1989) a United Nations report stated that Tuvalu would vanish in the twenty-first century unless global warming was drastically reduced (Mason, n.d.). What are the effects of climate change on Tuvalu? Even without climate change ......